Too Sticky!

Holly loves doing experiments and learning new things in science class. But when she finds out the next experiment is making slime, she’s worried. Slime is made with glue, and glue is sticky. Holly has sensory differences because of her autism and doesn’t like anything sticky. With help from family and her teacher, Holly receives the accommodations and encouragement she needs to give slime a try.

Why I Wrote Too Sticky!

I wrote the book I didn’t know I needed, but I wish I had, growing up as an undiagnosed autistic girl.  I especially wanted my autistic kids and others like them to be able to see themselves in a book. Too Sticky! is not so much a book about autism as it is a book about a girl who happens to be autistic going about her everyday life. Holly just does things a little differently. Her story is based on my own and my kids’ experiences with autism and sensory differences. It was hard for me to have sticky hands as a child. And it’s still hard for me as an adult.

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Watch Jen’s interview with Zibby Owens on her Instagram channel. Jen talks about her book Too Sticky! and her autism diagnosis as an adult.